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QUINCY — Jeff Butler may finally have found a place for his business. The Quincy City Council voted Monday to accept the Plan Commission’s recommendation for a special permit for an office and shop for a water and fire damage restoration service at 3120 N. 12th, formerly the home of Outdoor Power Inc. Aldermen will…
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QUINCY — Educators throughout Quincy are scrambling to put together plans to implement a vaccine mandate issued Thursday by Gov. JB Pritzker that must be in place by Sept. 5. All P-12 teachers and staff, all higher education personnel and all higher education students must be vaccinated. People who can’t or won’t receive the vaccine…
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Muddy River News Publisher/General Manager Bob Gough sits down with Barb Baker Chapin and Dawn Whitcomb with the Adams County Suicide Prevention Coalition regarding their efforts with the organization. We also preview the September 11 fundraiser Behind The Mask: An English Garden Party.
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QUINCY — Gem City Kiwanis club members will be standing at the entrances to various businesses on Sept. 3, collecting donations and giving out “thank you” bags of peanuts. This fundraiser allows community members and folks who frequent local businesses an opportunity to make a financial donation to help the club and help local organizations “help…
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QUINCY — You won’t be taken away in handcuffs if you choose to defy Gov. JB Pritzker’s order to wear a mask indoors. A mask mandate inside buildings begins Monday across Illinois. Quincy Police Chief Rob Copley said Friday education will the focus of his staff when complaints are lodged by the public about masks…
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QUINCY — Grace and June Hendrian, daughters of Adam and Kellea Hendrian of Quincy, will have a donut, coffee and lemonade stand to benefit the Quincy Salvation Army from 8-10 a.m. Sept. 4 at Hardy’s Radiator (on North 12th across from the Illinois Veterans Home entrance). Grace and June’s goal is to raise enough money…
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QUINCY — Quincy Superintendent Roy Webb heard the news Thursday morning about the vaccine mandate issued by Gov. JB Pritzker. Now Webb must figure out how to implement that mandate. The vaccine requirement goes into effect Sept. 5. It will apply to “all P-12 teachers and staff, all higher education personnel, all higher education students…
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MENDON — Jessica Humke struggled to spit the word out of her mouth. “Yes.” Humke and six other members of the Community Unit School District No. 4 School Board voted Wednesday night at Unity Elementary School to follow Gov. JB Pritzker’s announcement this month that masks are required for students, teachers and staff at pre-K…
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SPRINGFIELD – Officials with the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) have announced that offices around the state will begin reopening to the public starting today. The department is phasing in the openings across Illinois, but people in need are required to set up appointments at least 24 hours ahead of time. The following offices are…
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QUINCY — The idea made complete sense. Gov. JB Pritzker’s executive action has protected from eviction any Illinois residents who can’t pay rent because of the pandemic since March 2020. Nearly 18 months later, local landlords are ready for the eviction moratorium to expire. “A lot of politicians on the state and federal level are…
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QUINCY — Administrator Jerrod Welch said the Adams County Health Department is not currently giving the third vaccine shot to anyone. Welch said the department is instead referring people who ask to talk to their personal physician on what they should do. Only people with weakened immune systems are eligible for the third dose anyway,…
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The Illinois State Board of Education is updating its list of schools that have chosen to defy Governor JB Pritzker’s mask mandate. The Warsaw School Board voted 5-2 on Monday night to follow the mask mandate when the district returns from the Labor Day break on September 7. School officials met with ISBE representatives earlier…
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QUINCY — A Quincy construction firm is waiting for its day in court to collect more than $110,000 from Adams County in a dispute about additional work completed during the demolition process before the construction of the Adams County Jail. The suit, filed in April 2018, was scheduled to go to trial on Monday. However,…
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QUINCY – The Quincy City Council unanimously approved an ordinance to clear the way for the former Elder’s Restaurant property to come back to life. Lucky Dogs will be operated by Scott Frese and the plan received the green light for the permits to serve alcohol and operate video gaming terminals. Frese said the restaurant…
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QUINCY — The fundraising goal of the Quincy Children’s Museum has changed … and it hasn’t. The museum board announced in May it had a fundraising goal of $150,000. That figure would be achieved by getting 50 people or families to make a minimum $1,000 contribution, as well as 50 businesses or groups to make…
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QUINCY — Sisbro recently was presented a platinum award by Great West Casualty Company as part of its annual National Safety Awards program, which recognizes motor carriers in similar operations (truckload and less than truckload) with awards based on their year-end preventable crash results. Carriers are eligible to receive a platinum, gold, silver or participatory award.…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy University’s annual homecoming weekend is scheduled for Sept. 30 through Oct. 3, with numerous events planned for alumni, students and the community. Festivities kickoff on Sept. 30 with a homecoming parade, pep rally and annual balloon glow event. Weekend events include the Chuck French Memorial Golf Tournament, QU Serves at the Abbey, men and women’s soccer…
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QUINCY — Jay Krottinger and Ryan Jude Tanner were so pleased with the work done last year by Fischer Builders during the remodeling of the Patio Restaurant and Lounge that they’ve teamed up to create a new company. Krottinger and Tanner, partners in Tanninger Companies, have formed Fischer & Tanniger with Meegan Fischer and Ryan…
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QUINCY — “Behind the Mask: An English Garden Party” is a fundraising event at 4 p.m. Sept. 11 that will benefit the Adams County Suicide Prevention Coalition, a coalition of agencies and interested people whose mission is to prevent suicide. Funds raised will support the coalition’s mission and provide funds for suicide prevention efforts in the…
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QUINCY — Friends of the Castle, Inc., will hold the organization’s annual meeting at 6 p.m. Sept. 14 on the lawn of the Villa Kathrine, 532 Gardner Expressway. Social time will begin at 5:30 p.m. Topics to be covered will be the state of the organization, financial health, election of board members and visitor statistics.…
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QUINCY — Urologist Dr. William Severino, certified by the American Board of Urology, has joined Blessing Health System. After earning his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, he completed an internship in general surgery and a residency in urology at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield. Severino…
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QUINCY – There may be a few more tweaks to go, but it look like an ordinance establishing a process to register rental properties in the City of Quincy may move out of committee on September 1. At a meeting of the Residential Rental Property Registration Committee held Wednesday afternoon, a revised version of the…
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QUINCY – A smaller crowd turned out at Wednesday night’s Quincy School Board meeting a week after the Board voted to follow Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive order mandating masks at Illinois Pre-K through 12 schools. And while most members of the 25 or so person crowd remained defiant and didn’t wear masks at the meeting,…
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QUINCY — Quincy Community Theatre will host a kickoff for its annual fundraising campaign, “Light the Way,” at 4:30 p.m. Thursday on stage at the theatre. The event will recognize and celebrate generous supporters of the theatre. The campaign theme, “Back Where You Belong,” was inspired by the recent return of live theatre and education…
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QUINCY — Ron Kinscherf gets goose bumps when he holds one of his books. “The first time I saw the book with a cover, copyright page, (a letter of) thanks and the whole thing was (Sunday) night,” he said. “And I looked at Mary (his wife) and said, ‘I have a book.’ “It’s just so…
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How do you define “Gallery?” That was the ultimate question asked during Tuesday’s Hannibal City Council Meeting. The question was asked by 5th ward Council Member Colin Welch when the question of amending the city’s B-Multiple Family zoning to include galleries into the uses classification. The change was recommended by the Hannibal Planning and Zoning…
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The Department of Justice has announced it has reached a $2.82 million settlement with Blessing Hospital regarding a voluntary disclosure made by the hospital. Cardiac procedures were performed at Blessing that resulted in overpayments. Hospital officials say the procedures in question were performed by a physician who used to work at “a non-Blessing medical group…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Quincy University’s Gray Gallery in Brenner Library will be the site of a faculty studio art exhibition, beginning Monday, Aug. 23. The exhibition is free and open to the public. An artist reception will be from 4-5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 24, the final day of the exhibition. “It is fitting that the QU art faculty…
Read Full Article The Quincy City Council heard the monthly tax sales report and local cash registers were ringing in May. Sales tax revenues for May were $1,094,253 and Home Rule Sales Tax revenues were $969,379 for a total that just tops the $2 million mark. That’s a higher total than the pre-pandemic numbers from May 2019, when…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Students who arrive at Quincy schools without a mask for classes on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday will be sent home and given an excused absence. Those absences become unexcused next week. Superintendent Roy Webb outlined the Quincy School District’s plans for dealing with students without masks in a Facebook post on Sunday. The…
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QUINCY — The news out of Springfield certainly made Kurt Stuckman take notice. Sacred Heart-Griffin High School, a Catholic preparatory school on Springfield’s near west side, announced last month its plan to freeze tuition through at least 2025. Tuition for SHG students for the coming school year is $9,650 per year. It was raised from $9,300…
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QUINCY — Several works of Quincy University’s Robert Lee Mejer, distinguished professor of art, have been selected for international and national exhibitions. William Scariato, chair of fine arts at Benedictine University in Lisle, Ill. selected Mejer’s monotype assemblegraph print, “Variant 1-PC #26,” and his watercolor, “Take PC Open Book #2,” for exhibition in the Illinois State Fair Professional…
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QUINCY — An open house for the newly built Blessing Health System Ambulatory Surgery Center on the campus of Blessing Hospital is set for 4-6 p.m. Wednesday. A ribbon cutting will be followed by tours of the facility. Parking is available in a lot in front of the building at 12th and Spring. Those attending must wear…
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QUINCY — Kristin Ramseyer recently was hired as the director of choirs and assistant professor of voice at Quincy University. She is a doctor of musical arts candidate at the University of Iowa, where she worked as a teaching assistant in choral conducting, sang with the premier choral ensemble Kantorei and studied conducting. She worked…
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QUINCY — Roger Parker Jr., who claimed he grew tired of being bullied by Darrell “D.J.” Kelley Jr. and shot him to death on Sept. 26, 2019, was sentenced to 20 years on Friday morning in an Adams County courtroom. Parker, 18, pled guilty in May to one count of second-degree murder. He was 16…
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CAMP POINT, Ill. — The Central School Board voted 3-2 Thursday night to highly recommend its students wear masks for the upcoming school year, but Nikki Buehler celebrated for only a moment. “The work is not done,” she said after the meeting. “We have to get ready for the fight now.” Buehler is a parent…
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QUINCY — The Quincy Park District’s Board of Commissioners endorsed the City of Quincy’s pursuit of a $200,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for a transient boat dock to be built at Clat Adams Park. Just don’t be surprised if the Park Board chooses not to give the city any money. Commissioners…
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QUINCY — The Quincy School Board voted 5-2 on Wednesday morning to follow Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s mask mandate for pre K-12 students, which was also the recommendation of Quincy Superintendent Roy Webb. Sayeed Ali, Shelley Arns, Rachel Petty, Carol Nichols and LaTonya Brock voted for the mandate. Richard McNay and Jim Whitfield opposed it. About…
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QUINCY — Two more projects were approved Tuesday night by the Adams County Board that will be paid for with money the county has received from the American Rescue Plan Act. Approved was the purchase of approximately 20 laptop computers for the Adams County Sheriff’s Department. The estimated cost is $80,000. The computers would replace…
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QUINCY — Blessing Hospital has been recognized as a high performing hospital for the third consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News evaluated more than 4,750 medical centers nationwide in 17 procedures and conditions for its 2021-22 ratings. Blessing Hospital was recognized as a high performing hospital in six for procedures and conditions for 2021-22. …
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QUINCY – Quincy City Treasurer Linda Moore gave a detailed report to the Quincy City Council Monday night that showed the City is on track to bring in more revenue than expected from the Food and Beverage tax. So far, the one-cent increase has brought in more than $716,000 to city coffers this year. City…
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QUINCY — Pope Francis cracked down last month on the spread of the old Latin Mass by reversing one of Pope Benedict XVI’s signature decisions. However, the Latin Mass celebrated daily at St. Rose of Lima, 1009 N. Eighth, is unaffected. Pope Francis reimposed restrictions on celebrating the Latin Mass that Pope Benedict relaxed in 2007.…
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QUINCY — Troy Culbertson was living in Quincy when he learned of 14 people dying and more than 50 being sickened from multiple outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease at the Illinois Veterans Home in 2015. Culbertson, who has worked in the long-term care business for 31 years, replaced Bruce Vaca as the administrator of the Veterans…
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QUINCY — Auditions for Quincy Community Theatre’s next production, “Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook,” will be held Aug. 17 for students in grades 4-12 and adults age 18 and older. All experience levels, ethnicities and races are encouraged to audition. All auditioning actors will read selections from the script that is available on the QCT website…
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WEST QUINCY, Mo. — Reg Rowsey’s hair is much grayer than when he first started karting, and he doesn’t have much of it. The infectious smile, however, remains the same. So is his desire to race. “It’s as much fun now as it was then,” Rowsey said. “Then” for Rowsey was in the 1960s when…
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QUINCY – The Quincy School District appears to be on its way to following Governor J.B. Pritzker’s Pre K-12 mask mandate for Illinois schools due to an increase in COVID Delta Variant cases. In an e-mail to his leadership team, Quincy Superintendent Roy Webb said “QPS will follow the executive order of the Governor.” David…
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QUINCY — Discussions about a new park in the southeast portion of Quincy, a boat dock in Clat Adams Park and rules for food trucks in city parks were held Thursday during the Quincy Park District’s annual planning session. Park Board commissioners talked for 5 1/2 hours about a myriad of topics. No votes were…
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MENDON, Ill. — The Community Unit School District No. 4 School Board voted 5-2 during a special meeting Wednesday night to make masks optional for students during the 2021-22 school year. The board’s vote defies Gov. JB Pritzker’s Tuesday announcement that masks are required for students, teachers and staff at pre-K through 12th grade schools…
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QUINCY — The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has given tentative approval to allocating $33 million to fully fund projects in the Upper Mississippi River Restoration program, including the restoration of Quincy Bay. A joint press release from U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth of Illinois on Tuesday announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee advanced…
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Comments from a committee member and two landlords, one of whom is also a member of Quincy’s Safe and Livable Housing Committee.
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The consensus from Wednesday’s Residential Rental Property Registration Committee meeting was the majority of Quincy’s landlords are good, the majority of renters are good, and bad actors on both sides are creating a problem. Landlords who attended the meeting said the discussion didn’t get to the problem. Advocates for renters seemed to believe the city…
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QUINCY — The Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County has coordinated the publication of David Costigan’s doctoral dissertation, “A City in Wartime: Quincy, Illinois and the Civil War,” as a 230-page book. Photos curated from the HSQAC collection were added to the thesis, as were glossy front and back covers. Private donations from several…
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ATLANTA – Gray Television announced Monday that it has completed its acquisition of Quincy Media (QMI) and its divestment of ten QMI stations in the seven Gray/QMI overlap markets to Byron Allen’s Allen Media Broadcasting. As a result of these transactions, Gray has become the owner of 12 additional local television stations serving eight new…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council’s Finance Committee voted Monday night to send a couple of items for the full council at its Aug. 9 meeting. Committee members voted to send the council a proposal to extend the city’s Enterprise Zone boundary to the Mid Town Business District. However, the Illinois Department of Commerce and…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The City of Quincy is ready to spend money to attract new workers after approving on Monday night a resolution authorizing the Quincy Workforce Relocation Assistance Program. The program, known as Q-WRAP, is designed to provide up to $5,000 in a one-time property tax rebate to people who live outside Quincy and buy…
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QUINCY — Leroy Rossmiller enjoys sitting on the front porch of his home on Hampshire near the middle of the double-block between 20th and 22nd streets. The wood floor squeaks softly as he leans back in his rocking chair, and the leaves rustle softly in the early morning breeze. And then the buses start moving…
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QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup isn’t sure if a problem exists, but he wants to examine the number of video gaming terminals in Quincy. Troup announced at Monday’s City Council meeting he is temporarily freezing the number of liquor licenses in his role as the city’s liquor commissioner. He noted that the city had…
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QUINCY — A 52-page report documenting 288 structural issues helped city officials decide to vacate and then shut down the Welcome Inn, 200 Maine, on Tuesday. The report, obtained by Muddy River News through a request by the Freedom of Information Act, was completed after a structural assessment of the exterior stairwells and exterior walkway…
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Quincy’s mayor sits down with Bob Gough to discuss recent events that involved housing, rentals gaming and liquor licenses.
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QUINCY — As Quincy Mayor Mike Troup was reading aloud some of the facts about the work done on Maine Street from 24th to 30th, he took particular pleasure in one. “The original water main was from 1896,” he said. “I think the city got its money’s worth on that.” Troup and a handful of…
Read Full Article The Department of Justice has approved the $925 million sale of Quincy-based Quincy Media Inc. to Gray Television of Atlanta. The deal will receive final regulatory approval once Gray divests 10 of the television stations (in seven other markets) it is acquiring from Quincy. WGEM-TV-AM-FM, 513 Hampshire in Quincy, will remain with Gray. The Justice…
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by David Adam, MRN Editor QUINCY — The 91st annual Beaux Arts Ball will have two major changes. The date of the ball is March 26, 2022. The ball, an annual fundraiser for the Quincy Art Center, typically was held around Christmas. A press release from the Quincy Art Center said the date change will…
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By DAVID ADAMMuddy River News Editor QUINCY — Malcolm Thomas had heard rumors for several days. So he wasn’t surprised when he and his girlfriend, Tarra Florea, learned Tuesday morning they had to move their belongings from the Welcome Inn, 200 Maine. “We already knew it was going to happen,” Thomas said. “There always were…
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by J. Robert Gough, MRN Publisher After months of being stalled over lack of funding and then a dispute over bid specifications, the Adams County Board unanimously approved a $700,000 bid from Otis Elevator of Farmington, Connecticut. Adams County Board Chairman Kent Snider (R-4) called for the special full board meeting following a special meeting…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council designated a home at 2200 York as a local landmark on March 29. A plaque presentation was made Tuesday by members of the Quincy Preservation Commission. The home, owned by Mike and Julie McLaghlin, is located within the Quincy East End National Historic District, which was added to the…
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QUINCY — Ed Simbol believes he is going to create the type of bar that Quincy never has seen. The Ratskeller, a bar in the basement of the Dick Brothers Brewery at Ninth and York, recently had two open house parties and a movie night. Simbol believes the bar will open permanently on Thursday, Friday…
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New labor deal calls for raises, garbage/recycling pickup changes; Troup freezes new liquor licenses
QUINCY — Your garbage will be picked up every day but three during the next three years. The Quincy City Council approved adoption of a three-year agreement with the International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers, Lodge 822-District 9, concerning terms and wages from May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2024. The employees at the…
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QUINCY – While the drag shows may be no more, dancing will soon be taking place again on Quincy’s Washington Square. A group of siblings are operating a new business located at 124 N. 5th, which formerly housed Irene’s Cabaret and then, later, The Cab nightclub. “The Venue” will be the name of the establishment,…
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By DAVID ADAMMuddy River News Editor QUINCY — Mayor Mike Troup expects to resolve the fate of a Quincy motel early next week when he reviews an engineering report on structural and safety issues. Michael Seaver, building official and director of inspection and enforcement for the city, met Friday for a walkthrough of the property with representatives…
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MRN Publisher/GM Bob Gough gets an update on Adams County’s COVID status from Jerrod Welch, administrator of the Adams County Health Department.
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Randy Industries provided the videography from the Quincy School Board meeting, where the focus was on masks for students during the upcoming school years. Masks are required to ride busses, but they are not mandatory anywhere else on school property. The caveat being as long as the COVID numbers don’t go back up and the…
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By STEVE EIGHINGER QUINCY — The city’s Residential Rental Property Registration Committee continued to move forward Wednesday in addressing the needs of both landlords and tenants. The committee is exploring avenues for establishing a residential rental property registration process and offering a number of enforcement measures. The meeting was the second of at least four…
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The Quincy School Board Wednesday voted unanimously to make masks optional, for the most part, for the upcoming 2021-22 school year. On the day after QPS Superintendent Roy Webb released the district’s COVID-19 precaution plan, the School Board passed it 7-0 following more than 90 minutes of public comment before a packed house at the…
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The Quincy City Council designated a home at 231 East Avenue as a local landmark on March 29, and a plaque presentation was made Wednesday by members of the Quincy Preservation Commission. The home, owned by Eric Loos and Heidi Holzgrafe, is a contributing structure in the Quincy East End National Historic District, which was…
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The local company that first brought medical marijuana, then recreational marijuana, to Quincy has been sold to a company that owners say can compete better in a tough market. Bob Lansing and Christine Wildrick sold Herbal Remedies to Ayr Wellness, based out of New York City, for $30 million. Lansing said as he approaches age…
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QUINCY — The City of Quincy is trying something different when it comes to filling potholes this summer. The Department of Central Services typically would send trucks throughout the city and patch holes with shovelfuls of a bituminous coal mix. “Yeah, the city has been doing that for 20 years, and it doesn’t work,” Quincy…
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QUINCY – The Adams County Health Department and local healthcare officials are keeping an eye on COVID-19 rates as they begin to rise in Adams County. Dr. Chris Solaro, chief of medicine for Blessing Health System, and Jarrod Welch of the Adams County Health Department addressed members of the community Monday morning on a Zoom…
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By Steve Eighinger WEST QUINCY, Mo. — TNT Kartways will be hosting a special birthday bash July 31 to commemorate the facility’s diamond anniversary. About 80 of the region’s most competitive karts will celebrate TNT’s 60th birthday with what promises to be an interesting showcase. TNT owner Terry Traeder and director of operations Jeff Miles…
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QUINCY — LaTonya Brock has resigned from her position as president/CEO of the Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce, effective July 30. A letter from the chamber on Thursday afternoon announced the news of Brock’s resignation. Brock, 48, is taking a position as a management consultant with Inclusity, a minority-owned and woman-owned company in the Toledo…
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Art Keller Marina will remain open through at least the end of 2023. After that, there are a few questions. The Quincy Park District operates the facility, but has been consistently losing money on it for years. There have been attempts to find a private operator, but none have stepped forward and followed through. The…
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Tanninger closes on Illinois State Bank building; hotel and restaurant slated to open Christmas 2023
QUINCY – Tanninger Companies of Tulsa, Oklahoma has closed on the acquisition of the Illinois State Bank building located at 529 Hampshire Street. Tanninger Companies is run by Ryan Jude Tanner and Jay Krottinger and is the parent company of the Elkton Hotel and Patio Restaurant & Lounge, which it acquired in March 2020 and…
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QUINCY — One of the projects to be paid for with money Adams County has received from the American Rescue Plan Act is one step from approval. Another project, however, ran into a roadblock during Tuesday night’s Adams County Board meeting. The County Board voted to approve a resolution to upgrade the county’s network and…
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With a discussion regarding masks in school for the 2021-2022 school year expected to take place, Quincy Superintendent of School Roy Webb says the July Quincy School District 172 Board of Education meeting set for July 21 has been moved. The School Board usually meets in a conference room at 1416 Maine that comfortably seats…
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QUINCY — As the Quincy City Council recognized the new, it also took an opportunity to say thanks to the old. Bernie Vahlkamp, who has been with the Quincy Fire Department since August 1997, was introduced as the next fire chief at Monday night’s City Council meeting. He was one of three finalists to meet…
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SPRINGFIELD — Three lucky winners were chosen in the first $100,000 Monday drawing as part of the state’s “All In for the Win” vaccine lottery. The Illinois Department of Public Health notified winners by phone or email starting Monday afternoon. The winners of a $100,000 cash prize in the July 12 drawing are from Quincy, Springfield…
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Arts Quincy is among the Challenge America winners from the National Endowment for the Arts for 2021. A grant of $10,000 has been awarded to increase Community Arts Access programming. This is the second time Arts Quincy has received this honor. The Challenge America grant supports small organizations for projects in all artistic disciplines that…
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QUINCY — Assistant Fire Chief Bernie Vahlkamp has been recommended to city’s next fire chief, according to the agenda for Monday night’s Quincy City Council meeting. Vahlkamp succeeds Joe Henning, who is stepping down on July 15 to take a teaching position at Western Illinois University. Vahlkamp was one of three finalists for the position.…
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On Muddy River News Furnished by Harvey’s, MRN Publisher/GM Bob Gough talks with the man who will continue to cover local sports in our Muddy River Neighborhood: Veteran sportswriter Matt Schuckman, now the editor of Muddy River Sports.
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You can start tapping your toes as early 11:30 as if you’d like on Friday’s in Quincy. Noon Blues presented by HomeBank kicks off the music in Washington Park. Gerry Lunt plays at 11:30 a.m. and Steve Rees at 12:30 p.m. Pack a lunch or grab something to go from one of the The District’s…
Read Full Article QUINCY – A spot once famous for fried chicken, catfish, burgers and frozen fishbowls of beer will soon be serving up hot dogs and video gaming if approved by the City of Quincy. Charles Hull purchased the property on the southeast corner of 18th and State in May. Elder’s Restaurant stood there from 1970 to…
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QUINCY — HyVee stores at 3700 Broadway and 1400 Harrison are joining other Hy-Vee stores across Central Illinois on Saturday and Sunday to raise funds for the 17th annual Quincy to Peoria St. Jude Run. Customers will have the option to round up their totals in the checkout lanes, with the extra amount being donated to…
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by Jim Dewey HANNIBAL – Utility vehicles will soon be allowed on Hannibal streets. The Hannibal City Council has given second and final reading to an ordinance that will allow UTVs to operate on most city streets. City Attorney James Lemon says the vehicles will not be allowed on highways. The vehicles must be inspected…
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Kelly Mays was unanimously approved to be Quincy’s next alderman by the Quincy City Council at Tuesday night’s meeting. The Council met on Tuesday this week due to the July 4 holiday. Mays was nominated by a 4-3 vote among Adams County Republican Central Committee members and that was forwarded to Mayor Mike Troup, who…
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QUINCY — The executive committee of the Adams County Board can move forward with three projects that will be paid for with money the county has received from the American Rescue Plan Act. Bret Austin, finance chairman for the Adams County Board, said in Monday night’s executive committee meeting that representatives from Bellwether LLC in…
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MRN GM/Publisher Bob Gough talks with Steve Lucie and Nikki Buehler, who are working toward schools being mask-optional for the upcoming school year.
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by Jim Dewey HANNIBAL – Hannibal’s new official Tom and Becky were named during ceremonies following the annual Fourth of July parade. Jaxson Lay and Greta Welch will be the official Ambassadors for the city until next July when their successors are selected. Jaxson Lay, son of Matthew Lay and Edie Graupman, is the official…
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Matt and Abby Howard are high school sweethearts who got married in July 2019 during their sophomore year at Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo. Abby (Biswell), who graduated from Quincy (IL) High School in 2017, was traveling to the Muny in St. Louis to perform in summer theater programs when she met Matt, a…
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Sisters expand online business to storefront in ‘The District’ By MELISSA SHRIVER A local online business is putting down roots in Quincy’s downtown shopping district. The Mom Bod Boutique will hold a grand opening for its store inside the Maine Center, 535 Maine, Suite 4B, on Saturday. The owners of the Mom Bod Boutique, sisters Maggie Hazelrigg and Katie…
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During the “Freedom Fest” on July 3 and 4, participants may NOT park on City Lot J; Hampshire St., Front to 2nd St. and Front St. from Vermont St. to Hampshire St. There will be permitted parking signage for restaurant customers.
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QUINCY — Quincy University surpassed its $1 million QU Fund goal for the 11th consecutive year, bringing in $1,027,740. The results were announced at a celebration on Wednesday. The QU Fund is comprised of unrestricted giving and gifts for academic departments, student clubs and organizations, and the athletic department. “I am so grateful for the…
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